in the past week, i have sent out 3, yes THREE!, handwritten letters!!!
its sad that this isn't really practiced anymore. truly a lost art, in my opinion. all those hours and years of practicing handwriting/cursive, punctuation, correct letter formation, etc. and for what? for everything to go to hell in a handbasket. have you seen most text messages from 13-19 year olds? holy jesus. i need a dictionary and a translation guide just to know what the hell they're talking about!
i'm sure they think its super cuper cool to shorten words, abbreviate, etc. but its there really a need for that anymore? back in the day (god im getting old) doing things like this was necessary. remember when you only got 50 text messages a month with your plan? and you would use them for emergency situations only? or maybe you saved all 50 for a really bad breakup......(guilty as charged). phones were also different back then, screens were way smaller and we had to get the most information in the smallest amount of space. like what? maybe 100 characters?
there is no need for this anymore kids!!! start spelling your words correctly, stop coming up with "new" ways to spell words, because really you just look stupid and you make all us adults question your education and the public school system in general.
/rant.
so back to what i was saying. hand-written letters. yes yes.
everything these days is about technology! and as much as i love the random email or text (readable text!). i like nothing more than getting snail-mail. especially handwritten letters, cute cards and adorable postcards.
remember when we were kids and we used to seek out pen-pals?
any 3rd grader
any elementary school
any city/state in the u.s.a.
i used to love having pen-pals. i really wish i could remember some of their names. it'd be fantastic to get back in touch with them. i had one pen-pal that i stayed in contact with from about 3rd grade until 5th or 6th grade. so much fun!
so did you have a pen-pal?
do you still send out hand-written letters, cards and notes? or are you strictly technology based these days?
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
TILT!
its thursday and well, i've been stricken by the plague (aka super flu) for most of the week. so obviously i've had a lot of time to sit here and think about the thinks i really love this week. and what an odd mix this will be.
here we go!
1. big huge obnoxious rings!
maybe its because i'm short and thick that big things attract me, but i love all my accessories (especially rings!) oversized. now i'm not one for overdoing it. like i dont wear rings on every single finger, i just can't do that. since its been said that i have the fingers/hands of small child (gee thanks guys!), but one or two, sometimes even three and we're good.
2. cute knee-high and thigh-high socks
i love nothing more than lounging around in booty shorts or cute undies, a tank top and fantastically amazing socks. i love wearing socks, i just cant handle sleeping in them. i mean, i go to bed with them on, but by morning my feet are bare, the socks are wrapped up in the sheets somewhere and my toes are freezing! i'm not really sure how it happens, but it happens every night.
3. girls with beautifully shaped eyebrows.
call it eyebrow envy. and i have a hardcore case of it. one of my eyebrows doesn't have an arch and from years of waxing hair doesn't even grow in some parts now, so regrowing/reshaping hasn't really worked in my favor and i'm scared shitless to even attempt to pencil these fuckers in. mainly because i'm afraid of looking like a deranged joan crawford and they really don't make a color that matches my eyebrows unless i dye them :/
4. steak!
so as i have mentioned a few times, i have been fighting the flu this week. and all i can think about is what i want to eat when this is finally out of my system. its been decided that i need the FATTEST JUICIEST STEAK EVAAAAAAR! cause well, meat is delicious. sorry vegan friends.
5. pho!
because its so pho-king good! 'nuff said.
the other stuff:
purging/organizing stuff, warm sunny days, daydreaming of summertime, hot cups of tea with honey, postcards, flip-flops, heating pads, lavender scented dryer sheets and long hot showers.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
TILT!
third goddamn time trying to get this damn TILT posted. so here we go!
1. glassjaw.
i dont care what anyone has to say. i love glassjaw. next to deftones, they're one of my favorite bands. and today, the partner in crime emailed me at work to let me know that they were 1. back together and 2. touring! so on valentines day we are headed down to norfolk to see them (probably for the last time). this will also be the first valentines day where we've actually been able to spend it together. so i feel really special.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
TILT!
so i hear i have a pretty avid reader. so hello WY! ;)
and now, for this weeks rad edition of TILT!
1. string cheese. yes. string motherfuckin' cheese. sometimes i feel like i could probably be a 6 year old, then again i do have one. so i readily have these babies available at all times. they're tasty, they're convienent and they're the perfect healthy snack. i switch between brands pretty regularly, depending on whats on sale.
2. the band: edward sharped and the magnetic zeros. the song: home
3. trashy reality tv shows....jersey shore...bad girls club....bridalplasty....oh i could go on and on haha i'm not really sure what or why i indulge in them.. but i do and i'm so not ashamed of it!
4. hula hooping/hoop dancing. granted, i am still trying to master this damn thing. i know i will get it....someday! there's just something about it that totally intrigues me.
other stuff!
bananas, protein shakes, wawa subs (omg im huuuungry!), cashews & almonds, the way cold air smells.
and now, for this weeks rad edition of TILT!
1. string cheese. yes. string motherfuckin' cheese. sometimes i feel like i could probably be a 6 year old, then again i do have one. so i readily have these babies available at all times. they're tasty, they're convienent and they're the perfect healthy snack. i switch between brands pretty regularly, depending on whats on sale.
2. the band: edward sharped and the magnetic zeros. the song: home
3. trashy reality tv shows....jersey shore...bad girls club....bridalplasty....oh i could go on and on haha i'm not really sure what or why i indulge in them.. but i do and i'm so not ashamed of it!
4. hula hooping/hoop dancing. granted, i am still trying to master this damn thing. i know i will get it....someday! there's just something about it that totally intrigues me.
other stuff!
bananas, protein shakes, wawa subs (omg im huuuungry!), cashews & almonds, the way cold air smells.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
purge this!
So I feel like Im in that nesting phase you go through when you're pregnant.
Only...Im not pregnant and well Im not making my apartment feel "homey". Its really quite the opposite, I am making it look and feel quite barren by purging most of my belongings.
Im in the process of downsizing my life. Really in more than just one way. Its amazing how much crap can accumulate over the years.
As an example: I worked in a chain bookstore for a little over two years. During that time I built myself quite the collection of books, movies and cds. Since then I have moved a handful of times, toting along 7 boxes of books alone. Two giant bins...yes, bins....of DVDs (hell, I still have VHS tapes!) And 2 or 3 boxes of cds. What can I say? My discount was pretty awesome. But at one time books were my life. Of course, my son was younger, I was younger, wild even. I lived in those books. I would read...no no, I would devour them. Word after word. Buying new books on a weekly basis became a sick obsession.
So I came home today and took every single book out of the 7 boxes.....
And now I am just staring at them. I'm totally overwhelmed...what a bad idea!!
I gotta get rid of these! (and these are just the paperbacks!)
Only...Im not pregnant and well Im not making my apartment feel "homey". Its really quite the opposite, I am making it look and feel quite barren by purging most of my belongings.
Im in the process of downsizing my life. Really in more than just one way. Its amazing how much crap can accumulate over the years.
As an example: I worked in a chain bookstore for a little over two years. During that time I built myself quite the collection of books, movies and cds. Since then I have moved a handful of times, toting along 7 boxes of books alone. Two giant bins...yes, bins....of DVDs (hell, I still have VHS tapes!) And 2 or 3 boxes of cds. What can I say? My discount was pretty awesome. But at one time books were my life. Of course, my son was younger, I was younger, wild even. I lived in those books. I would read...no no, I would devour them. Word after word. Buying new books on a weekly basis became a sick obsession.
So I came home today and took every single book out of the 7 boxes.....
And now I am just staring at them. I'm totally overwhelmed...what a bad idea!!
I gotta get rid of these! (and these are just the paperbacks!)
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
TILT!
welcome back for this weeks edition of TILT (things i love thursday!):
1. good ole fashioned chapstick. cherry flavored of course. and no, i would appreciate it if you did not serenade me with katy perry's 'i kissed a girl'. i do love other lip care products, such as burts bees (a little steep for me right now).
2. peanut butter. ohhhemmmgeee......truth be told, i dont get to eat as much of this tasty stuff as i would like due to my son being allergic. but when i do get to eat it, i am in heaven. haha, what a fat girl thing to say! but its true. i'm not sure if this could really be considered a condiment, i mean, i guess it sort of is? but its definitely in my top 10 things to have on a sammich.
3. dr. mario on the wii. best $10 i ever spent.
4. dove dark chocolate. when i was a kid, i hated anything that wasn't milk chocolate. but as i've gotten older, i've learned to appreciate chocolate in all its forms. well, except white chocolate, i still hate white chocolate.
5. sharpies. big ones, fat ones, skinny ones, black ones, colored ones...oh i love writing with sharpies.
6. this man. cain velasquez. and i'm just gonna leave it at that. come to momma!
the others:
dvrs, ricola cough drops, protein shakes with banana, hooping (im still trying!), random phone calls, discovering new blogs online, hand-written letters and post cards, jello shots (haha!).
1. good ole fashioned chapstick. cherry flavored of course. and no, i would appreciate it if you did not serenade me with katy perry's 'i kissed a girl'. i do love other lip care products, such as burts bees (a little steep for me right now).
2. peanut butter. ohhhemmmgeee......truth be told, i dont get to eat as much of this tasty stuff as i would like due to my son being allergic. but when i do get to eat it, i am in heaven. haha, what a fat girl thing to say! but its true. i'm not sure if this could really be considered a condiment, i mean, i guess it sort of is? but its definitely in my top 10 things to have on a sammich.
3. dr. mario on the wii. best $10 i ever spent.
4. dove dark chocolate. when i was a kid, i hated anything that wasn't milk chocolate. but as i've gotten older, i've learned to appreciate chocolate in all its forms. well, except white chocolate, i still hate white chocolate.
5. sharpies. big ones, fat ones, skinny ones, black ones, colored ones...oh i love writing with sharpies.
6. this man. cain velasquez. and i'm just gonna leave it at that. come to momma!
the others:
dvrs, ricola cough drops, protein shakes with banana, hooping (im still trying!), random phone calls, discovering new blogs online, hand-written letters and post cards, jello shots (haha!).
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